Closing the gap on incarceration rates
The House of Representatives Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Committee will hear from experts on the higher rates of involvement of young Indigenous people in the criminal justice system. Full story
What will drive future productivity growth?
The House Economics Committee will discuss Australia’s productivity growth challenge with economist Professor Chris O’Donnell and also with the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet at a public hearing in Canberra on 4 February. Full story
Australian Hotels Association to appear at youth violence inquiry
Anti-social behaviour by customers in and around Australian hotels is unacceptable according to the Australian Hotels Association (AHA) in its submission to an inquiry into youth violence. Full story
Committee to examine automatic electoral enrolment Federal parliament’s Electoral Matters Committee will examine a proposed new law recently introduced into the New South Wales Parliament for its potential impact on enrolment processes for Commonwealth elections.Full story
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Smart infrastructure conference - Register now Registrations are now open for ThinkFuture, the Infrastructure Committee’s smart infrastructure conference in Canberra on 12 March 2010.Full story
A time for change A new parliamentary report has recommended sweeping changes to how Australians are provided information before a referendum.Full story
National youth violence survey seeks answers More than 600 young Australians have already responded to a recently launched national survey on youth violence.
Targeted at 12 to 24-year-olds, the survey seeks young people’s views on and experiences with youth violence to help find solutions to the problem.Full story
Making it Fair To address the pay equity gap in Australia for women a new report by the House of Representatives Employment and Workplace Relations Committee has recommended a raft of amendments to the Fair Work Act and Sex Discrimination Act.Full story
A CD-ROM and a four-part documentary exploring the first 100 years of Australia's House of Representatives are now available for public and educational purchase. For more information visit the project website.
